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We all have secrets. We've all kept secrets. We've had secrets kept from us, and we know how that feels.

~Kim Edwards

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I lived for two years in Odawara, a castle town an hour outside of Tokyo, near the sea. It's a beautiful place, and I drew on my experiences there when writing 'The Lake of Dreams.'

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One of my greatest times of inspiration is when I'm traveling or living in a new country - there's a tremendous freedom that comes from being unfettered by your own, familiar culture, and by seeing the world from a different point of view.

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I love to swim, and I love being near water.

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I love 'Memory Keeper's Daughter,' but in some ways I think 'The Lake of Dreams' is a stronger book. I was able to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's all you can ever do as a writer. From there on you have no control over it.

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Though my stories aren't autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life.

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I never know as a writer when I set out into a novel where it's going to take me.

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My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me.

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It's impossible to control the reception of your work - the only thing you can control is the experience of writing itself, and the work you create.

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As a writer and as a reader, I really believe in the power of narrative to allow us ways to experience life beyond our own, ways to reflect on things that have happened to us and a chance to engage with the world in ways that transcend time and gender and all sorts of things.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: May 4th, 1958

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